Royal Oak Farm Orchard
15908 Hebron Road

Harvard, IL 60033

815.648.4141

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Orchard grown fruit...

Here's what is currently available...

Be sure to check our crop report at the bottom of this page each day!

  
Varieties with an next to them are available for U-Pick!
Apple varieties in
bold red are available pre-picked in the Apple Barn!   
 
Fruits & Vegetables
See pricing below.
Approx. Dates
Weather permitting.

Pre- Picked Fruit is available in our Apple Barn during the season!

Raspberries (Summer)
Early-August
  Raspberries (Fall)
Late-August
  Peaches 
Early-August
  Pumpkins/Gourds
Late September
  Apples are also available On-Line!
Labor Day thru mid-November
  Apple Varieties
Approx Dates
Best Use
  Red Free (Sweet)
Mid-August
Eating/Baking/Sauces
  Ginger Gold (Sweet)
Late-August
Eating/Sauces/Salad
  Sansa (Sweet)
Late-August
Eating/Sauces/Salad
  Jonamac (Tart)
Early September
Eating/Baking/Sauces
  Royal Gala (Sweet)
Early September
Eating/Salad
  Ozark Gold (Sweet)
Early September
Eating/Salad
  McIntosh (Spicy/Tart)
Early September
Eating/Baking/Sauces
  Spurmac (McIntosh)(Spicy/Tart)
Early September
Eating/Baking/Sauces
  Senshu (Fuji) (Sweet)
Mid-September
Eating/Sauces/Salad
  Honeycrisp (Sweet)*
Mid-September
Eating/Salad
  Jonafree (Jonathan) (Tart)
Mid-September
Eating/Baking/Sauces
  Cortland (Tart)
Mid-September
Eating/Baking/Sauces
  Liberty (Tart/Sweet)
Mid-September
Eating/Baking/Sauces
  Royal Empire (Sweet/Tart)
Late September
Eating/Baking/Sauces
  Red Delicious (Sweet)
Late September
Eating/Salad
  Jonagold/Jonagored (Sweet)
Late September
Eating/Baking/Salad
  Ultra Gold (Tart)
Early October
Eating/Salad
  Red Rome Beauty (Tart)
Early October
Eating/Baking/Sauces
  Braeburn (Sweet/Tart)
Late October
Eating/Salad
  Enterprise (Sweet/Tart)
Late October
Eating/Salad/Sauce
  Crispin (Mutsu) (Sweet)
Late October
Eating/Salad/Sauce
  Goldrush (Tart/Sweet)
Late October
Eating/Baking/Sauce
*Honeycrisp only available pre-picked. SO=Sold Out NR=Not Ready
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Current Crop Report

Please give us a call before coming to pick your favorite variety. Even though our Crop Report is updated regularly, our picking schedule can change from day to day due to weather conditions and the number of visitors we have for U-Pick each day!

Raspberries

The 2008 Raspberry season has begun and we do have some raspberries to pick. We are currently phasing out our older plants and have been planting new plants for the 2009 season. The remaining plants do have raspberries, even though they are slowly dying out. The raspberries are not quite a large as they usually are , but they are still delicious. Please call us at 815-648 4141 prior to coming out to pick raspberries to assure that there is still berries to pick.

Peaches

The 2007 Peach season is over.

Apples

The 2007 Apple season is over!

Pumpkins

The 2007 Pumpkin season is over.

 

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